Clare Mount Specialist Sports College

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

WirralLocal Authority

WallaseyConstituency

CH46 1RAPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Clare Mount Specialist Sports College is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Wirral, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 461 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 19 May 2026 · published 24 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Exceptional

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 19.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 7%
EBacc average point score: 1.66

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

461

Total Pupils

72%Boys

28%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 461
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 11 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
9 Nov 2010	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.